If both your mother and father have PKU disease, what is true?

1. You will not have the disease because the dominant trait is expressed.

2. Since PKU is a recessive disease, your chances of having it are 100%.

3. Since both parents are homozygous, your chances of having it are 50%.

4. There is a 75% chance that you will be a carrier of the disease, but you will not show symptoms.

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Bodie

Chemistry

16 September, 19:32

If both your mother and father have PKU disease, what is true?

1. You will not have the disease because the dominant trait is expressed.

2. Since PKU is a recessive disease, your chances of having it are 100%.

3. Since both parents are homozygous, your chances of having it are 50%.

4. There is a 75% chance that you will be a carrier of the disease, but you will not show symptoms.

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Jace Kline · Answer 1

Jace Kline 16 September, 19:35

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Either 1 or 2, probably 1

Mark Newman · Answer 2

The answer is 2. Since PKU is a recessive disease, your chances of having it are 100%. If both of your parents had PKU disease, then it would make a lot of sense that you would defiantly get it.